Mr. Wizard, that would do the job -- but I don't want to carry all of that stuff on every trip, just in case I find a nice (but tight) boondocking site. That is why I am trying to do the same thing safely with my winch, which I already carry with me, plus chocks and straps and so forth.
I think the problem here is that I have camped in a few spots that are really designed for truck campers, not trailers (no matter how small and nimble they may be). And my wife and I have really, really enjoyed remote camping, the remoter the better. So as we poke around on seldom-used forest roads, we have sometimes had to reject prime sites that were just a little too tight for us. That is the goal: I know I can't go where a real truck camper goes, especially not the kinds of XTC (extreme truck camper) sites that Jefe goes to.
And in the US, we don't have the kinds of truly off-road "caravans" that the Australians do, although I have modified my trailer extensively, in order to handle rough roads (very, very slowly -- like 5 mph).
But within the boundaries of my own skill, my equipment, and my own risk-averse nature, I am trying to do some XTTC, or extreme travel trailer camping. (By the way, if you Google "extreme travel trailer camping," in quotes, you get no hits at all. Hmmm. That is not a good sign.) ;)
